TE TĀWHARAU O NGĀTI PŪKENGA TRUST

CALL FOR NOMINATIONS and INVITATION TO REGISTER

One Trustee and one Alternate Trustee from our Maketu and Pakikaikutu kāinga (four people in total) are being sought this year for the Te Tāwharau o Ngāti Pūkenga Trust (the Trust).

Kāinga hui have been held to nominate at least two candidates from each kāinga for these positions. The candidates are:

Pakikaikutu
Bruce-Kingi, Waimarie
Pitman, June Elizabeth

Maketu
Hokowhitu, Whakarongotai
Moko, Mereana

As per the Trust deed, Registered Members of each kāinga have the opportunity to nominate further candidates. Nominations open on Thursday 13th July 2017 and close at 5pm on Thursday 3rd August 2017.

Nominations must be made on the official Nomination form which is available from the Trust website www.ngatipukenga.com or from the Trust office (details below). Each nomination paper must be signed by the candidate and two registered adult registered members of Ngāti Pūkenga, all of whom must be listed on the Ngāti Pūkenga Register for the kāinga the candidate wishes to represent. Candidates must also acknowledge that they will accept election as an Alternate should they poll in second place and submit a profile statement with their nomination paper for dispatching with the voting papers.

INVITATION TO REGISTER
The Trust also invites anyone who has not already registered, aged 18 years and over and with the appropriate whakapapa, to enrol on the Ngāti Pūkenga register. Application forms for registration may be obtained from the Trust website www.ngatipukenga.com or from the Trust office (details below).